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Lieutenant Colonel

Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil

OBE
Born(1911-12-05)5 December 1911
The Island of Malta
DiedJanuary 1990(1990-01-00)(aged 78)
Dumfriesshire
Buried
Irongray Church
AllegianceUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1932 - 1962
RankLieutenant Colonel
Commands
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Relations

Lieutenant ColonelDuncan Maclachlan Carter-Campbell of Possil(8th of Possil)OBE[1](5 December 1911 – January 1990), son ofMajor-General George Tupper Campbell Carter-Campbell C.B., D.S.O,[2]was aBritish ArmyColonel during the 1950s.[3]

Military career

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Duncan Carter-Campbell was born on 5 December 1911 in Malta toGeneral George Carter-Campbelland Frances Elizabeth Ward. He was educated atMalvern College, Worcestershire.[4]He then enteredRMC Sandhurst[5]in 1930,[6]and subsequently was commissioned into theCameronians (Scottish Rifles)[7]in 1932.[8]

He served with the Regiment in India before the war in 1937-38 and was promoted to the rank of captain in January 1940 and major in November 1941.[9]

In July 1943 he was appointed second in command of the 12th Battalion and on their disbandment was posted to the 1st Battalion in Italy and fought at the battles ofAnzio[10]andMonte Cassino.[11]On 14 August 1944 he was promoted to Command the 1st Battalion where he fought inNuremberg, Germany[12]in 1945.[13]

As a Staff Officer, he was then posted to theBritish Middle East Land Forcesto support operations inPalestine/Transjordanbetween 1945 and 1947.

At the end of the second world war he served with theBritish Army of the Rhinefrom 1947 to 1948 underoccupied Germany.

In 1952 he went on to command the Cameronians 1st Battalion and, for services in Malaysia, was Mentioned in Despatches on 21 October 1952.[14]He also served inBahrainandTrucial Oman.[15]

In 1958 he became Secretary to theGeneral Officer Commanding-in-ChiefofScottishcommand andGovernor of Edinburgh Castle;Lieutenant-General Sir George Collingwood.[16]He was the DirectorRoyal Edinburgh Military Tattoobefore retiring in 1962.[17]

He was married to Margaret Elliot Davidson and had five children. He died inDumfriesshire, Scotlandin January 1990. He, his wife and two of their children are buried in the churchyard at Kirkpatrick Irongray Church,Kirkcudbrightshire.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Alister (1995).Honoured by the Queen: recipients of honours.Belgravia.ISBN9780908578467.
  2. ^ Christopher Malcolm Baynes, John (1989).The forgotten victor: General Sir Richard O'Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC.Brassey's.ISBN9780080362694.
  3. ^Ellis, Patricia (1990).Debrett's people of today.Debrett's Peerage Limited.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Beauclerk Dewar, Peter (2001).Burke's Peerage & Gentry.Burke's Peerage.ISBN9780971196605.
  5. ^ Beauclerk Dewar, Peter (2001).Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain: together with members of the titled and non-titled contemporary establishment.Burke's Peerage.ISBN9780971196605.
  6. ^ "The Sandhurst Collection Registers".RMA Sandhurst. 1930. Archived fromthe originalon 30 March 2012.
  7. ^ Christopher Malcolm Baynes, John (1987).Morale: a study of men and courage.Avery.ISBN9780895292780.
  8. ^ Ellis, Patricia (1989).Debrett's Distinguished People of Today.Palgrave Macmillan.ISBN9781870520027.
  9. ^ Baynes, John (1971).The History of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).: The close of Empire, 1948-1968.Cassell.ISBN9780304937455.{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)
  10. ^Barclay, C. N. (1947).The History of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).: The close of Empire, 1948-1968.Cassell.{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)
  11. ^Harry H. Story; Cyril Nelson Barclay; Samuel Henry Fergus Johnston (1961).Volume 2 of The History of the Cameronians.Gale & Polden.ISBN9780304937455.
  12. ^S H F. JOHNSTON (1957).History of the Cameronians Vol 1 1689-1910.s..n.
  13. ^Raj (Dato'), J. J. (1995).The war years and after: a personal account of historical relevance.Pelanduk Publications.ISBN9789679785319.
  14. ^Frost, John (1991).Nearly there: some memoirs.Leo Cooper.ISBN9780850522327.
  15. ^Raj (Dato'), J. J. (2007).The struggle for Malaysian independence.MPH Group Pub.ISBN9789833698110.
  16. ^"Old-Malvernians Association".1990. Archived fromthe originalon 4 December 2010.
  17. ^The Possil Estate Lanarkshire.General Books. 2010.ISBN9781156197653.
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